Boys' name · since 1912
Mendel
2,942 babies named Mendel in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,569 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,942
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,942 babies have been named Mendel since 1912, making it today's #1842 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mendel has been recorded 2,942 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #1842 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,569 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,842 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,942 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mendel ranks #2,569 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,842 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,942 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,569 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,942
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mendel's 2,942 recorded births place it above 94.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mendel compares
2,942 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mendel's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mendel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,942 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mendel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mendel splits its recorded history at 1971: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 114 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mendel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Mendel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (675 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Mendel's strongest decade.
675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Mendel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s 93
1920s
93 births
- 1930s 71
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 62
1940s
62 births
- 1950s 201
1950s
201 births
- 1960s 103
1960s
103 births
- 1970s 176
1970s
176 births
- 1980s 162
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
285 births
- 2000s
2000s
478 births
- 2010s
2010s
675 births
- 2020s
2020s
549 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 675 births (23% of all-time use).
How Mendel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mendel's total volume
Mendel by state
Where Mendel concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,081 | 70.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 49 | 1.7% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 30 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
2,081 of 2,942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mendel's data
- Mendel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (675 total births) through the 2020s (549) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mendels (2,081 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mendel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mendel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.